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VOCABULUM; THE ROGUE'S LEXICON: Compiled From The Most Authentic Sources
by Matsell, George W
- Used
- fair
- first
- Condition
- Fair
- Seller
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Rougemont, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
New York: George W. Matsell & Co, 1859. 1st edition. Cloth. Fair. 1st edition thus, 1859. Fair. 12mo., 130 pp., bound in decorated brown cloth, with titles on spine. Upper spine eaten away not affecting text. Tips rubbed, covers and text edges soiled. Front hinge cracked and detached. All pages present and unmarked.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Frey Fine Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29743
- Title
- VOCABULUM; THE ROGUE'S LEXICON
- Author
- Matsell, George W
- Format/Binding
- Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st edition
- Publisher
- George W. Matsell & Co
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1859
Terms of Sale
Frey Fine Books
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Frey Fine Books
Biblio member since 2019
Rougemont, North Carolina
About Frey Fine Books
Antiquarian bookseller, with over 15 years experience.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Soiled
- Generally refers to minor discoloration or staining.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- 12mo
- A duodecimo is a book approximately 7 by 4.5 inches in size, or similar in size to a contemporary mass market paperback. Also...
- Fair
- is a worn book that has complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc....
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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